Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
28/08/1998
Date of Amendment
28/08/1998
Name of Property
Bridge End Cottage
Location
Approximately 300m SW of Llangynidr church, on the S side of the main road through the village, E of junction with Mill Road and W of junction with Mardy Lane. Railed forecourt.
History
Early C19 cottage shown on Llangynidr Tithe map of 1845. Said to have been the former blacksmith's cottage.
Exterior
Two-storey cottage of rubble sandstone with larger quoins. The angle to R is rounded at junction with Mill Lane. Slate roof with stone stacks to R and L. The 2-window front has openings offset to R under segmental heads (large voussoirs in the lower storey and smaller in the upper storey), with 9-pane Breconshire windows and a boarded door. Good C19 spearhead railings to the front, said to have been made by the blacksmith John Owen; set on stone dwarf wall; curved to the left and with gate to the centre.
Interior
Not inspected at time of resurvey, July 1997.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a characteristic and well-preserved early C19 village house.
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